International Day Of The Girl

In , as the result of youth advocacy around the world, the United Nations declared October as the International Day of the Girl Child. Its mission is “to help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm for goals to better girls lives, providing an opportunity for them to show leadership and reach their full potential.” It s a day when .A young girl sits in the shade, while her sister sleeps behind her, at an IDP camp in Baidoa for victims of a drought currently affecting Somalia. UN Photo Tobin Jones. October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, .Since , the United Nations marks October as the International Day of the Girl Child . The day promotes girls human rights, highlights gender inequalities that remain between girls and boys and addresses the various forms of discrimination and abuse suffered by girls around the world..